Stress sick leave due to being made redundant
Anyone's taken sick leave due to stress leading up to the redundancy date? I'm being laid off from my job after a decade there due to offshoring to Asia. Was first announced 5 months ago with only an expected leaving date and now been extended for a further month with no official date confirmed still.. I've lost out on a house purchase because of this, had to stop family planning, cancel holidays etc. It's been a nightmare. 5 months of uncertainty with no official date confirmed, only an expected date which has now been pushed back a month. Also have been training my replacements in Asia for the last couple of months which sucks big time. Some days I feel better but in general I'm so fed up with my company and stressed about the current situation and my future. I want to leave asap and take some time off to get myself together. My handover is done from my side and I've been asking to leave as soon as possible so that I can get one with my life ( I don't want to lose my redundancy pay, so can't just resign) but they have not given me any definite answers, they are just going round in circles. I am now considering taking stress sick leave for a week or two as I'm struggling to cope and also can't be asked to be there anymore, but stupidly I feel quite guilty for doing that as I've probably only ever taken like 5 sick days in 10 years when I was pretty much close to death bed. Bear in mind I am entitled to 3 months full paid sick leave per year.. I suppose I am looking for encouragement haha